21 years old, a false identity, living in Paris: here's what we know about Vladimir Putin's hidden daughter

The young woman would have freshly graduated from one of the capital's schools this year.
 

Shortly before the outbreak of war in Ukraine, Elizaveta Krivonogikh, one of Vladimir Putin's daughters, disappeared from circulation. According to an investigation by Ukrainian TV channel TSN, the 21-year-old was living in Paris under a false identity.
 

Disappeared from social networks... And from Russia? At least, that's what Ukrainian media outlet TSN has revealed in an investigation into one of Russian President Vladimir Putin's daughters, Elizaveta Krivonogikh - known as Luiza Rozova on Instagram - who, shortly before the outbreak of war in Ukraine, is said to have packed her bags for the French capital, where she is now living under a false name.
According to Ukrainian journalists based on leaked data, the 21-year-old now travels under the name Elizaveta Olegovna Rudnova.

 

Under this pseudonym lies her real surname. While her birth certificate makes no mention of a father, the second name on the document, Vladimirovna, is a strong clue. It means “Vladimir's daughter”.
 

Her mother, Svetlana Krivonogikh, came from humble origins and worked as a cleaning lady, and was offered an extremely expensive apartment in Monaco shortly after giving birth. She went on to build a real estate and business empire as Vladimir Putin's mistress, as revealed in the Pandora Papers scandal.
 

While it's not clear exactly when she set foot in France, in addition to being an occasional DJ, she is said to have graduated from a school near the Arc de Triomphe in Paris this year.

 
This information should be treated with caution, however, as the Russian president has always made a point of protecting his privacy and that of his family. His relationship with Elizaveta Krivonogikh has never been officially confirmed. But her physical resemblance to her father is striking.
 

Vladimir Putin is already the father of two legitimate daughters, Maria and Katerina, from his first marriage to Luydmila, which ended in divorce in 2013. The master of the Kremlin is also said to have had two sons, born of a secret relationship with Alina Kabayeva that lasted over twenty years, but which the president has always denied.
 

Vladimir Putin is already the father of two legitimate daughters, Maria and Katerina, from his first marriage to Luydmila, which ended in divorce in 2013. The master of the Kremlin is also said to have had two sons, born of a secret relationship with Alina Kabayeva that lasted over twenty years, but which the president has always denied.